Tool for delivering, separating, and applying roll gold leaf



' Sept. 16, 1930. e. E. LITTLEFIELD 1,775,728

TOOL FOR DELIVERING, SEPARATING, AND APPLYIN ROLL GOLD LEAF Filed July 10, 1929 i j g 6 'nzjrhg Hlllflfilllllli I 3 I Z 6FI 'tOZ' 5 g %mzzof.d i

, ttorney Patented Sept. 16, 1 930 i U ITE 'IP OFF j GEORGE noLnGoLn ,LnArcoMrnnY, A conronn'rroiv or nnonn IS A D" 'rooL :roiz DELIVERI GQSEPARATING;"Ann- PPLYING ROLL GOLD-LEAF n' lieatrmfiled July 10,

My inventionrelates to hand tools for deliveringthe fillet or 'ribboniof metallioleaf from the supporting strip with which it is packaged in roll form, depositing ag length of the ribbon upon the article to'beornamented, and separating the deposited length ofribbonfrom the portion of the leaf remaining upon the supporting strips, i

I depositing the metallic leaf it is custom? L ary'to apply to the area of the book or other articlepurposed to receive the metallic leaf a sizing liquid, and-next todownwardly press the metallic lea-f upon the sized area by means of a pressure block. Heretoforethe operating 7 face of the pressure block has been flat, there fore the leaf was not pressed uniformly upon thearea to receive it particularly when the receiving area did nothappen to be, per,-

fectly flat, or when the receiving area wascurved. Furthermorev the operator could seldom judge whether Eor not;the flat operating surface of the block was in-operating contact with all parts of the receiving area. For these reasons the adherence of the leaf was often uncertain and imperfect.

The essential objects of my invention are to obviate the disadvantages above set forth;

to insure a moreperfect and uniforinadhen ence of leaf-to the object to be ornamented; to

7 effectively and efficiently dispose of the denuded supporting stripg to embody in the device for disposing of thesupporti ng strip means for advancing the goldleaf over the 'faceof thepressure block; to prevent over rotation of the take up roll orishaft; toaiford a means of predeterminingf the, length of 1 leaf intended for deposit upon the article to be ornamented; and to combine the above advantages in a structure of; maximum strength and lightness. I To the above ends primarily'my invention consists in such parts and in-such combinations of parts as fall WlthllltllflS'CiOPQ of the appended claims.

a. 1 I 'In the accompanying rawingsiwhich form apart of this specification, 1

Figure 1 is aside elevation of a hand tool or machine'embodying my inventiom; 7 Figures 2, 3 and 4, sections of the sameon lines 2 2, 3- 3, and c lfrespect-ively of 1929'. Serial no, 3771102.

E. enumera e raovrnrncn nnonnfrsnnnn, Ass rGNoR ro'nmnnicnn ure 1, theitake up roll being omitted in-Figextension, and extending longitudinally from theifront end ofjthe bodyto a-point more than midway its length. In detail the block 10con1prises a transversely rectangul'armetallic body portion 12 having a downwardly inclined-forward end 13 continuous with a broad downwardly inclined and projecting severing lip 14:,havinga leaf dividing ledge 15. Fixed by cement or otherwise to the lower. faceof the bodyportion 12 ofithe block, which face is'longitudinally convex, is a resilient pad portion ;17-of rubber "or other resilient material; whose forward end abuts against the lip 'l l andwhose lowerface: 18 is longitudinally convex or arcuate i and forms the bearing or. operating face of the pressure block. Upon the exposed outer face ofthe portion 12 ofthe pressure block. are a series of graduated lines-20. dividing the face into iinches andfractionofinches to forrn an invex.'-

, An upright handle;22-rests at. its'lower end upon the extension 8 and is held thereon by a screw 124 in the handle passing through a perforation 25 in the extension. A nut 26 on the screw abuts against thelower faceofthe extension.-' i

a Fixed; in athreadedopening-QS in the forward'portion of the body 7 visthe threaded endof a pin'80 loose'in the central perforation 31 of a deliverypackage roll 32 upon .whoseperiphery .is wound in a coil. 33 theusual supporting strip. 34; of paperand a ribbon'of metallicleaf 35slightl adhering ;to the inner face-of the strip. a or tensioning the roll 32 in pin 37, fast in the body 7 adj acent the pin 30, has a thread 39 upon which is a milled nut 41 provided with an annular recess 42 for the reception of a flat tension spring 44 provided in its rear portion with a hole 45 to loosely receive therethrough the reduced portion of the nut 41. The forward portion of the spring 44 is provided with a lateral rounded projection 47 adapted to register in the roll perforation 31. Thepressure of the spring 44 retains the package or supply roll 32 against excessive rotation, and the movement of the nut 41 upon the pin 37 accommodates the spring to rollsof varying widths.

The body or frame isprovided in its rear portion at a point above and behind the end of the block 10 with a hole 49 through which loosely passes the reduced portion 50 of a drawing and take up roll, indicated generally by 51, whose body portion 52, of greater diameter, forms a resultant end shoulder 53 which abuts against the front face of the body 7. The take up roll has its surface preferably milled or roughened to facilitate the adherence thereon of the end of the supporting strip 34 which adherence may be supplemented by applying glue to the surface of the roll. The-roll portion 50 projects beyond the rear face of the body 7 and is provided with a screw thread 55. A peripheral-milled operating wheel 56 is provided with a central opening 57 having a thread 58 engaging the thread 55, and is fixed in any desired position upon the roll portion 50 by a lock nut 59 upon the latter. I When thus locked the wheel 56, being rigid on the roll, may be manually turned to wind upon the roll portion 52 the backing strip 34. For the purpose of preventing backward rotation of the roll the following means is employed. A friction disk 61-of felt or the like is provided with a central opening 62 through which loosely passes the portion 51 of the roll. One face of this disk bears against the body 7. Adjacent this disk or fixed thereto is a backing or disk 64 of leather having a central opening-65 for the loose passage therethrough of the roll. The member 56 abuts against the disk 64, and by locking the former in different positions upon the roll the degree of frictional engagement of the disk 61 upon the body may be regulated.

In employing my device the roll 51 is manually turned, which draws a length of the backing strip 34 faced with the ribbon of metallic leaf 35 from the package roll 32 over the operating face 18 of the presser block the distance desired to cover the length desired to be ornamented, assisted by the index 20. In Figure 1 the metallic leaf or film is shown extending the entire length of the block. The operator next, with the'handle 22 grasped in his hand, presses the rear end of the pressure block down 'upon the sized area of the object to be ornamented, and forwardly rocks the block until the forward corner of the block alone is depressed in the position shown in Figure 5. During this operation the length of metallic leaf has been smoothly deposited upon the object to be ornamented, and the final downward pressure of the leaf dividing edge 15 of the severing lip 14 disunite the deposited length of metallic film from the unused portion thereof.

It will be noted that the longitudinally convex form of the'hottom surface of the pressure block 10 presents a rocking surface, and thereby produces a uniform and complete pressure of the metallic leaf length throughout its entire area, as is not possible were the bottom surface of the block flat. This is particularly apparent when the object to which the metallic film is applied is not perfectly fiat or is curved.

The yielding character of the pad portion 17 of the pressure block is of assistance when interstices or pebbled surfaces are encountered in the object to be operated upon.

The drawing and take up roll 51 packages the exhausted portion of the backing strip; confines the courseof travel of the strips to the face of the block, and affords a steady pull upon the delivery roll 32. y

Since the tool should be preferably of light weight, and for that reason is in this instance made of cast aluminum, it will be noted that the web or rib 9 cooperating with the-extension 8 and blocklO insures sufficient strength and rigidity to prevent fracture while the arrangement does not interfere with the oper ation of the parts nor with the travel of the strip. Y I

I claim 1. In a hand tool of the character described, an upright body, ahandle carried by. the body, a pin in the body adapted to rotatably support a backing strip and a metallic ribbon, and a longitudinally convex pressure block upon the body below the pin adapted to 'slidably receive the backing strip.

2. In a hand tool of the character described. an upright body, a handle supported upon the top of the body, a pin in one end of the body adaptedto rotatably-support a coil of metallic ribbon and a baokingfstrip therefor, a drawing roll rotatably mounted in the other end of the body adapted to retain an end of the backing strip, and a longitudinally convex pressure block upon the bottom of the body between the pin and roll in the path of the strip.

3. In a hand tool of the character described, an upright body, a handle carried by the body, a pin in the bodyadapted to rotatably 'support'a backing strip and a metallic ribbon, and a pressure block upon the body below the pin comprising an oblong body portion and a longitudinally convexresilient pad a ribbon of metallic leaf coiled thereon, a,

roll rotatably mounted in the body and spaced from the pin adapted to draw and receive the backing strip, and a' pressure block upon upon the body intermediate the rolls and in a plane below the rolls comprising an oblong metallic body portion, a downwardly inclined metallic severing lip upon the forward end of the body, and a longitudinally convex pad portion fixed to the bottom of the body portion and abutting against the'lip in the path of the backing strip.

5. In a hand tool of the character described, a thin upright body, a lateral extension integral with the upper end of the body approximately midway its length, a longitudinally disposed laterally projecting convex pressure block integral with the lower portion of the body below the extension, a vertical rib integral with the body, the extension, and an intermediate portion of the block, an upright handle fixed to the extension, a laterally projecting pin fixed in the'forward end of the body adapted to rotatablysupport a package delivery roll, a drawing roll rotatablymounted in the body above and in the rear of the block parallel with the pin, and an operating wheel upon the roll.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature.

GEORGE E. LITTLEFIELD. 

